The new season starts this weekend

January 20, 2026, 03:03 PM

Tex013

Well while most of you shiver away and shovel snow etc our season kicks off on Saturday .
1st round of National Drag Racing Championship .
This will be @ Willowbank Raceway in Queensland, sort of northern Oz . Weather forecast is heating up with32c-37c but there will be humidity and lots of water grains with a DA probably in the mid 3000s or higher . So I will be running 10.40s or maybe 10.50 so slow .
In the NDRC whilst most events have full sportsman range of classes they often have only a few "professional classes " . This event has nitro funny car , top alcohol and promod .
I think apart from some safety regs biggest difference for us is we run a .400 tree , not a .500 like seems in USA .
AS some may know I run no box footbrake , though tbrake and air/elec shift is allowed . This is 10.00-12.99 et range . And as usual I will probably be the biggest car in class , 1968 Satellite .
This will be my second season running the #1 .
Now all I need to do is improve my driving at Willowbank , never driven as well as I can there .
This is a 11hr haul for me from Sydney .
It should be 7plus tv app , though it might require a vpn to get around geo lock ?
link to entry list : https://www.willowbankraceway....20-%2020.01.2026.pdf

Tex

January 20, 2026, 05:07 PM

Goob

Very cool, good luck!
We're 90 + days from season starting....

January 20, 2026, 11:47 PM

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Our season starts this weekend also, so good luck, will try to watch.

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January 21, 2026, 06:31 AM

CURTIS REED

Good luck Tex, have a safe trip and bring home another #1. I'm about 6-7 weeks from hitting the track.

January 21, 2026, 06:48 AM

Curly1

Good luck and keep us informed how you do down under.

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